Yes Men and the Roosevelt Court Packing Debate
The Register warned weeks before Roosevelts plan to reform the Supreme Court that such a move would demand judges pledged to the presidents wishes. The Beckley Post-Herald and syndicated columnists describe a Spanish Inquisition like preappointment cross examination to ensure loyalty to New Deal measures.
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Roosevelt
Supreme Court
The
Register
Beckley Post-Herald
Ray Tucker
James Mcullin
Congress
Joseph P. Keenan
Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Messrs
Cummings
Keenan
Wilson
Coal exports rise as England eyes American fuel
The National Coal association reports first postwar inquiries from England France Belgium and others signaling possible coal imports from the United States. While promising for Smokeless fields the impact depends on European labor trouble and export levels. Bad news notes a Johnstown Pennsylvania mine closed due to natural gas use fifty years ago, signaling a turning point in coal mining.
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National Coal Association
England
France
Belgium
Association
Johnstown
Ruling the Unruly and a Humorous Twist of History
A Sunday story links a humorous twist to a moment that may rival royal abdication in shaping history. The piece suggests the public uproar or political reaction could mirror significant archival shifts.
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Edward VII II
Safety signs and odd musings circling Beckley Helen school
Two years ago J Frank Brubeck built two wooden two foot tall figures with a sign warning motorists near the Helen school on route 12. Principal Posey Pettry credits them with aiding the school’s safety record. The piece also reviews local figures and a spoof newsletter “Ye Bugge Duste” and muses on dial telephones and a frost.
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J. Frank Brubeck
Beckley
Helen School
Posey B. Pettry
Beckley-Mullens Road
Mrs Simpson curbs Duke of Windsor whisky and tobacco
A Monts France report says Mrs. Simpson reduced the Duke of Windsor’s whisky and tobacco supply. Some say she warned him after an astrologer’s forecast this week is dangerous, and he has avoided rash moves, playing golf instead. The piece jests about Mrs. Simpson’s influence and hints at broader royal scrutiny.
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Monts
France
Duke
Wally
Mrs. Simpson
Mrs. Warfield
Opinions At A Glance on Cutting Government Spending
Washington column argues Congress cannot reduce living costs without cutting actual expenditures. It critiques schemes from Cannon for 15 percent holdbacks to Byrnes 10 percent cuts, noting President Roosevelt’s vague stance and Capitol Hill’s reluctance to enact real reductions. The piece concludes with the headache of finding genuine economy.
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Washington, D C
Congress
Capitol Hill
Clarence Cannon
Missouri
James F. Byrnes
South Carolina
Byrnes
Roosevelt
Joe cleans house and bankruptcy of marriage funds
Joe decides to tidy up his home himself and sends his wife away for a week. He buys soap, pails, mops and towels then blasts the house with hot water and suds. After two days he surveys the chaos, calls in professionals, and faces a bill of 2736.94 dollars plus tax.
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Joe
Crillon
Paris
Progress and Catastrophe and Neighbor to the Sky book reviews
Stanley Casson’s Progress and Catastrophe surveys past world collapses with archaeological arguments and warns of modern peril while Gladys Hasty Carroll’s Neighbor to the Sky is hailed as a fine shift from Maine soil to broader themes. The Casson chapter notes bleak parallels. Carroll’s novel critiques college research culture and tracks Luke Gilman from Maine carpentry to a Midwestern university.
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Stanley Casson
Harpers
United States
Hitler
Mussolini
Casson
Gladys Hasty Carroll
Maine
Man About Manhattan
GEORGE TUCKER profiles Eddy Duchin and traces a day in the life of the New York pianist and bandleader. From morning wakeup at the Plaza to elocution lessons, music publishers, NBC auditions, and late-night performances, the piece sketches a high tempo career path and Duchin’s relentless routine.
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York
Eddy Duchin
New York
Duchin
Frances Robinson-Duff
N.B.C
Columbia
Squibb
Boston Red Sox
Boston
Murder On The Bluff
On Farrington Bluff a stormy night ends with Jude Blinshop shot dead. Mike and his relatives search for the missing Annie as a tense investigation unfolds amid alibis and a stifling island lockdown. A kitchen attack and a frightened Cook deepen the mystery as clues emerge about Annie’s assailant and the deadly motive.
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Farrington Bluff
Michael
Jude Blinshop
Mike
Skipper
Gay Palmer
Stout
Martha
Cook
Personal Mention By Register Staff
RHODELL Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Mitchell have returned to their home at Francis after a two months visit in Birmingham Indiana. Rose Mills II daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Mills of Tommy Creek Hollow was removed to Beckley hospital Friday where she is suffering from leakage of the heart. Mr. and Mrs. Otis Wilson and children Raid and Billy Jean of Francis left Friday for Mountain City Tennessee to visit relatives.
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Register
Rhodell
R. F. Mitchell
Francis
Birmingham
Indiana
Rose Mills, II
Sam Mills
Tommy Creek Hollow
Beckley Hospital
Otis Wilson
Raid
Billy Jean
Mountain City
Tennessee
Cecil Hicks Held for Theft in Mullens Bridge Job
Cecil Hicks was held on a 2000 dollar bond for the action of the grand jury on a charge of stealing 500 explosive devices from Gilbert Construction company. The firm is building the overhead bridge at Mullens.
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Register
Pineville
Cecil Hicks
Grand Jury
Gilbert Construction Company
Mullens
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